Cody Bellinger and Kiké Hernández both played for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2017-20. As teammates, Bellinger and Hernández became World Series champions in 2020.
Bellinger was eventually non-tendered by the Dodgers in 2022 and picked up by the Chicago Cubs at the end of the offseason. However, Bellinger didn’t leave the organization without picking up a skill from Hernández.
As Bellinger prepares to join the third team of his career, the New York Yankees, he shared with manager Aaron Boone that he willing to play practically anywhere.
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“I told [Boone] that wherever you need me to play, I’ll play,” Bellinger said at his introductory press conference.